JAMELIA WORRIES OVER U.K. HOMESCHOOLING
British R&B star JAMELIA has called for more "stringent checks" for paren ts who homeschool their kids in the U.K., admitting she has never been mo nitored by education authorities.
In 2008, the singer decided to remove her eldest daughter Teja, now nin e, from the British school system so she could personally tutor the young ster at home.
She now gives lessons to her youngest daughter, four-year-old Tiana, as well - but reveals officials have never dropped in to check up on the gi rls’ progress.
She tells Britain’s Hello! magazine, "I had to tell the school I was ta king Teja out of mainstream eduction and they informed the local authorit y, but there has been no monitoring. That surprised and slightly worried me. I’d prefer more stringent checks as it could easily be abused." But Jamelia is convinced homeschooling is the best option for her famil y, especially in light of her divorce from soccer star Darren Byfield las t year (09).
She adds, "Sending them to school while I was going through my recent d ivorce would have been terrible for them, especially with me being in the public eye. I’ve been able to protect them, as they have me… Being at such close quarters with them, they’re coming to terms with it (the divor ce) much better than they would otherwise have done."
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